Aspen Councilman Bill Guth, left, stands and applauds Pete Strecker, seated, after city council members officially appointed Strecker as the new city manager during a special meeting on Monday. The appointment comes eight months after former city manager Sara Ott announced her resignation. Lucy Peterson/Aspen Daily News

Aspen City Council officially appointed Pete Strecker as city manager on Monday.

Council members approved the contract with Strecker during a special meeting, seven months after he was appointed interim city manager . He will make $290,000.

“I’m here to serve, I’m happy to serve, I appreciate the opportunity and I look forward to hopefully many years together,” Strecker said during the meeting Monday. “It’s been wonderful thus far. I think we’re poised to do really

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